The Story Unfolds....

Statement:

Further to our report at 1.30 pm today we can now confirm that following a communication received by us at 3.45 pm today that:
As a result of the retrieval work that continued until 3.00 am this morning the Forensic Team on board have said "All the indications give us confidence that we have recovered samples from the remains of six individuals".
The Seisranger is now sailing back to Aberdeen where it is expected to dock at approximately midnight on Sunday, 28 July 2002.
We do not expect to receive any more Daily Reports from Seisranger, but Mr Gold will write to you all early next week with more details as they become available.
Max Gold

As the story of The Gaul unfolds over the next few days we will update these pages regularly.
Only now that human remains have been found is the media awakening to the story which has been followed by a faithful few for the past 28 years. Conflicting and misleading reports may arise. Our aim at Mediaworld is to make our pages an authoritative source, our main consideration is for the families of the 36 crew of The Gaul.
E-mail us at any time at graham@mediaworldnews.co.uk

Elsewhere on our site you will read of the story of Sheila Doone, wife of the radio operator on board The Gaul, John Doone (see here). In the course of investigations into the alleged 1978 sighting Mediaworld has been helped enormously by a lady in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and her friend who did age enhanced pictures. This morning they sent this message:-
Graham
Thank you so much for news and email. Please send my regards to Sheila Doone.
Our hopes and prayers are with her.
Frances Charles and Colleen Deane, South Africa

Beryl Betts, a leading campaigner for The Gaul families on the dockside in Aberdeen where The Seisranger is expected to return with its findings...but will they be enough for the families?

Crew List of MT Gaul

Mate M.E. Spurgeon joined the vessel at Tromso, Norway on 28th January 1974 as a replacement for Mate G.W. Petty